Diesel & Offroad Authority and its owner, Christopher Paul Kaufman, 39, were each sentenced to probation and ordered to pay $150,000.
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Admits he directed employees to tamper with federally required pollution control hardware on hundreds of diesel trucks for $538,477 in fees.
Southern Diesel tampered with the emission control monitoring devices and systems, often charging thousands of dollars per vehicle for the modifications.
Shop ordered to pay $148,733 fine and will be placed on three years probation; owner to serve six months in federal prison.
The defendants to publish a public apology and statement regarding their crimes at the upcoming 2023 SEMA Show.
Company will pay $15,000 in fines and agreed it would not sell or install defeat devices in the future.
